Architectural Significance

Cultural Significance

It provides one of the last remaining ties to the life style of early Brevard.

the building is essentially unchanged from the time this picture was taken.

Architectural Features

Detailing around the porch and other areas.

This detailing reflects the tendency to use square cuts in decorative features on early Melbourne homes. The fancy scrollwork
familiary on turn-of-the-century homes elsewhere was not frequently used here.

Some have thought that this particular detailing shows a Chinese influence.

Architectural Features

Diamond shaped windows

These diamond shaped windows open on the original upstairs bathroom.

W. T. Wells installed one of the first bathtubs in Melbourne in this bathroom